Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and PROS® (NYSE: PRO), a big data software company, today announced the signing of a strategic agreement that will see the airline migrate its PROS Origin & Destination (O&D) revenue management solution to the cloud to support its rapidly expanding business operations.

For
more than a decade, Etihad Airways has leveraged PROS innovative smart
applications to help drive performance in its business. By migrating PROS
O&D revenue management solution to the cloud, the airline will gain greater
and faster access to PROS’ ongoing innovations, enabling it to efficiently and
consistently expand the value of the solutions across the company. The
end-to-end PROS solution focuses on flexibility and
scalability, underpinned by a secure and resilient infrastructure.

Etihad Airways’ Chief Information and Technology Officer,
Robert Webb, said: “This agreement
is in line with our Technology and Innovation strategy of enabling common
platforms and reusable solutions that reduce costs, increase efficiency and drive
value across Etihad Airways and our partner airlines. This year, the technology
will be made available to our partner airline Alitalia.

“PROS
is the industry leader in airline revenue optimisation solutions, and
continually invests and innovates to drive business value. As Etihad Airways’
business rapidly grows, it is imperative that we choose the best technology
partners who can help us improve our market agility and allow
us to better serve our global customers.”

PROS President and CEO Andres Reiner,
said: “We are excited to deepen our long-standing
relationship with Etihad Airways, a recognised
leader in the airline industry for its
quality of operations and award-winning guest experience. The
airline’s migration to our cloud solution is a natural step in a partnership
that shares a commitment to driving value and innovation across Etihad Airways’
business and partner network. Customer success is at the heart of our cloud
strategy, and Etihad Airways is a great example of how we can further help
customers outperform with our cloud solutions.”